Saturday, September 26, 2026, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. &
Sunday, September 27, 2026, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Rockingham State Historic Site, N.J.
84 Laurel Ave., Kingston, NJ 08528

Enjoy “A Taste of Cacao: The Mount Vernon Way” at Washington’s Headquarters.

Susan McLellan Plaisted, Proprietress of Heart to Hearth Cookery, makes chocolate cakes on traditional metates, roasting fermented cacao beans and processing them into 100% pure chocolate. Susan introduces the cacao tree, explains the types of cacao, and follows the entire process from cacao bean to chocolate cake with tasting of an eighteenth-century chocolate beverage too.

Free Registration Online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-taste-of-cacao-the-mount-vernon-way-at-washingtons-headquarters-tickets-1996238815033?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Rockingham Association, friends of Rockingham State Historic Site, sponsor this program as part of Rocky Hill Day.

? Revolution NJ is New Jersey’s official observance of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution on now through the 250th anniversary of George Washington’s Final Wartime Headquarters at Rockingham in 2033. The Borough of Rocky Hill is a Revolution NJ Community.